Spotlight on Sara Williams; One of UFIC’s Change Agents for Empowering UF
The Empowering UF Change Agent Network comprises a community of UF employees selected to represent units and colleges and champion the university’s transition to Workday in July 2027. Change Agents will help foster communication, increase awareness, solicit feedback, provide support, build readiness and drive buy-in among their colleagues.
As you learn more about UF’s journey to Workday, how do you feel about the changes to come?
I am very excited about the transition to Workday! Many of our business processes will improve and become more efficient, which will be a significant benefit to all users.
What Empowering UF resources have you found helpful?
I’ve explored the Empowering UF website extensively, and it’s fantastic! One of my favorite features is how the team organized and presented the key terminology. I used that information to create a spreadsheet with separate tabs for each category, cross-referencing the legacy terms with the new terminology so our staff can easily reference them. It’s been a really valuable exercise for becoming more familiar with the updated language. Overall, everything about the Empowering UF website has been incredibly helpful! Check it out!
Have you had prior experience adapting to technology changes?
I was working at UF when the Compass project was rolled out, and I can already tell based on the outreach the team is doing that this will be a smoother transition. UF has done a fantastic job preparing us for this change.
What tips can you give to other staff and faculty about preparing for Workday?
Most definitely explore the Empowering UF website, attend sessions and events as they are offered, and watch prior workshops and demos that are posted online. Familiarize yourself with it now because July 2027 will be here before we know it!
In addition to Sara, UFIC is pleased to have Jackie Johnson, Sebastian Rodriguez and Yanina Morero as part of its team of Change Agents for Empowering UF.
Sara and her colleague Sebastian Rodriguez-Natali,
Finance Manager for the UFIC.